<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head lang="en">
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Example</title>
    <style type="text/css">
        p {
            color: white;
            background: grey;
            border: medium solid black;
        }

        span {
            /*border: inherit;*/
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<a href="http://apress.com">Visit the Apress Website</a>

<p>I like <span>apples</span> and oranges.</p>
<a class="myclass1 myclass2" href="http://w3c.org">Visite the W3C Website</a>
</body>
</html>